<div dir="ltr">This is a sham peer review. I imagine they use the same or similar text for other reviews as well. The publisher’s goal is to get the paper accepted as quickly as possible and pocket the article processing charges.<br>
<br>Sadly, younger researchers who submit their first papers to publishers such as these may not realize that the peer review is bogus. They might conclude that all peer review is conducted this way.<div><br><a href="http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/07/17/peer-review-reports-from-questionable-publishers-three-examples/">http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/07/17/peer-review-reports-from-questionable-publishers-three-examples/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><font color="#0000ff">This seems to be the BIG problem with article processing charges, it's use by fraudulent journals, undermines peer review, the core tenant of the scientific method.</font></b></div>
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